Maine Memory Network

Fort Halifax dam and hydro station, Winslow, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Winslow Media: Photographic print

Hydro turbine and electric generator, 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Dennistown Media: Cast iron, copper

Wyman Station, Bingham, 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1929–1931 Location: Bingham Client: Central Maine Power Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Gulf Island Station for Central Maine Power Co., Lewiston, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925–1926 Location: Lewiston Client: Central Maine Power Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC

In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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